The Socialogy of Jesus

This week in class we uncovered  many ways in which Jesus is presented in the media. We cover a good variety of depictions from the novel such as, The Last Temptation of Christ written by Nikos Kazantzakis, Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock anthem by Andrew Webber, and Most notably The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson. While analyzing how Jesus is portrayed in each character I was drawn away with one commonality that I found in each of the depictions. All Jesus's are Male. 

This got me thinking why are most figures, with Godly traits, represented in the media today as men? Then the realization dawned that, in actuality. Demonic figures in the media today are disproportionally represented by women.

This got me thinking, "where in the christian tradition would support the depiction of women as devils?'. Im sure you all are already at the realization of the creation story. In this story Eve is manipulated by a serpent. She then persuades Adam to eat an apple that God prescribed Adam not to go near. We see that a lot of social norms, customs, and culture is in someway a derivative of christianity. It is safe to assume that these same perspectives have found their way to dictating gender roles. 

To add to that revelation, in movies where there is a demonic female figure, there is also a equally supportive role that is most often played by a male. This allows us to see the juxtaposition of good vs. evil relative to gender lines. 

Society today has taken this gender structure, and has manifested it in the minds of western civilization. For example, go to any halloween party for the last 50 years, and you will most likely see a women in a she-devil costume. Why is being a devil sexy?